Xindi (Cindy) Hu, ScD
@who-lab.bsky.social
Assistant Prof. @ GWU researching water and health, and teaching geospatial data science. Harvard grad. Opinions are my own.
https://xindicindyhu.org/
https://xindicindyhu.org/
DEI is not just talk the talk, one needs to walk the talk too. As educators, we must realize the impact of our words on others. I am not at NeurIPS this year, so all I know about this incident so far has been all secondary information. Based on what I know, I am deeply disappointed by the keynote1/2
NeurIPS acknowledges that the cultural generalization made by the keynote speaker today reinforces implicit biases by making generalisations about Chinese scholars. This is not what NeurIPS stands for. NeurIPS is dedicated to being a safe space for all of us. 1/3
December 14, 2024 at 6:06 AM
DEI is not just talk the talk, one needs to walk the talk too. As educators, we must realize the impact of our words on others. I am not at NeurIPS this year, so all I know about this incident so far has been all secondary information. Based on what I know, I am deeply disappointed by the keynote1/2
As you know, naming things is one of the hardest problems in computer science, so here is a little helpful tip for how to name files. Everyone should learn this, even if you don’t code now, but your collaborators and your future AI assistants will thank you.
Ah, "How to name files", a topic that is near and dear to my 💜
My most recent (and semi-polished) iteration on this stuff was a 5-minute lightning talk for NormConf 2022. Here's the video & the slides:
youtu.be/ES1LTlnpLMk?...
speakerdeck.com/jennybc/how-...
My most recent (and semi-polished) iteration on this stuff was a 5-minute lightning talk for NormConf 2022. Here's the video & the slides:
youtu.be/ES1LTlnpLMk?...
speakerdeck.com/jennybc/how-...
December 5, 2024 at 5:04 AM
As you know, naming things is one of the hardest problems in computer science, so here is a little helpful tip for how to name files. Everyone should learn this, even if you don’t code now, but your collaborators and your future AI assistants will thank you.
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“No nation today knows how much water it has or what’s in it, and we don’t have good models for adjusting to new climate realities. The hotter it gets, the more water plants and crops consume.”
As @sonaar.bsky.social write, “we must count every drop” of water.
As @sonaar.bsky.social write, “we must count every drop” of water.
People are better at making their governments solve problems they can perceive. My piece on why we need to make #water a higher priority at #COP26 in @natobserver:
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/10/26/opinion/degrees-drops-putting-water-cop26s-agenda
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/10/26/opinion/degrees-drops-putting-water-cop26s-agenda
From degrees to drops: Putting water on COP26’s agenda
Water is essential for human life yet doesn't get a menti...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 26, 2024 at 1:50 PM
“No nation today knows how much water it has or what’s in it, and we don’t have good models for adjusting to new climate realities. The hotter it gets, the more water plants and crops consume.”
As @sonaar.bsky.social write, “we must count every drop” of water.
As @sonaar.bsky.social write, “we must count every drop” of water.
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The Coming Storm: Protecting Public Servants and Their Essential Expertise
by Paul T. Shattuck @mathematicanow.bsky.social
“When expertise becomes targeted as part of an authoritarian agenda, we need more than standard career resources.”
www.linkedin.com/pulse/coming...
by Paul T. Shattuck @mathematicanow.bsky.social
“When expertise becomes targeted as part of an authoritarian agenda, we need more than standard career resources.”
www.linkedin.com/pulse/coming...
The Coming Storm: Protecting Public Servants and Their Essential Expertise
What happens when democracy's defenders - career civil servants, public health scientists, professors, community program leaders - become targets? And how do we preserve their essential expertise and ...
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November 27, 2024 at 2:15 AM
The Coming Storm: Protecting Public Servants and Their Essential Expertise
by Paul T. Shattuck @mathematicanow.bsky.social
“When expertise becomes targeted as part of an authoritarian agenda, we need more than standard career resources.”
www.linkedin.com/pulse/coming...
by Paul T. Shattuck @mathematicanow.bsky.social
“When expertise becomes targeted as part of an authoritarian agenda, we need more than standard career resources.”
www.linkedin.com/pulse/coming...
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🚨 NeurIPS 2024 Spotlight
Did you know we lack standards for AI benchmarks, despite their role in tracking progress, comparing models, and shaping policy? 🤯 Enter BetterBench–our framework with 46 criteria to assess benchmark quality: betterbench.stanford.edu 1/x
Did you know we lack standards for AI benchmarks, despite their role in tracking progress, comparing models, and shaping policy? 🤯 Enter BetterBench–our framework with 46 criteria to assess benchmark quality: betterbench.stanford.edu 1/x
November 25, 2024 at 7:02 PM
🚨 NeurIPS 2024 Spotlight
Did you know we lack standards for AI benchmarks, despite their role in tracking progress, comparing models, and shaping policy? 🤯 Enter BetterBench–our framework with 46 criteria to assess benchmark quality: betterbench.stanford.edu 1/x
Did you know we lack standards for AI benchmarks, despite their role in tracking progress, comparing models, and shaping policy? 🤯 Enter BetterBench–our framework with 46 criteria to assess benchmark quality: betterbench.stanford.edu 1/x
I would believe it if I still live on the west coast. But now I am in DC, I dunno, these east coast cities are live and popping. Not very quantitative or data-based assertion, I know.
New research from SIEPR's Nick Bloom finds that the country’s 12 largest cities may never again look like they did before the pandemic.
🍩 Learn more about the 'donut effect' on urban areas in our latest research highlight:
siepr.stanford.edu/news/major-u...
#Econsky
🍩 Learn more about the 'donut effect' on urban areas in our latest research highlight:
siepr.stanford.edu/news/major-u...
#Econsky
November 26, 2024 at 3:37 AM
I would believe it if I still live on the west coast. But now I am in DC, I dunno, these east coast cities are live and popping. Not very quantitative or data-based assertion, I know.
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The Johns Hopkins Data Science and AI Institute is looking for post-docs! Flexible topics; applications due January 6. ai.jhu.edu/postdoctoral...
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program - Johns Hopkins Data Science and AI Institute
Data Science and AI Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship Program The Johns Hopkins Data Science and AI Institute welcomes applications for its postdoctoral fellowship program, seeking scholars to advance...
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November 14, 2024 at 1:38 AM
The Johns Hopkins Data Science and AI Institute is looking for post-docs! Flexible topics; applications due January 6. ai.jhu.edu/postdoctoral...
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📦 [A package a day - data access 43]
Today's data access package is rfema
Allows users to access The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) publicly available data through the open FEMA API
🙏 Maintained by Dylan Turner
📝 https://docs.ropensci.org/rfema/
Check out this article […]
Today's data access package is rfema
Allows users to access The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) publicly available data through the open FEMA API
🙏 Maintained by Dylan Turner
📝 https://docs.ropensci.org/rfema/
Check out this article […]
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November 4, 2024 at 11:04 AM
📦 [A package a day - data access 43]
Today's data access package is rfema
Allows users to access The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) publicly available data through the open FEMA API
🙏 Maintained by Dylan Turner
📝 https://docs.ropensci.org/rfema/
Check out this article […]
Today's data access package is rfema
Allows users to access The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) publicly available data through the open FEMA API
🙏 Maintained by Dylan Turner
📝 https://docs.ropensci.org/rfema/
Check out this article […]